English author Neil Gaiman denies allegations of sexual misconduct made by several women, in a statement posted on his website on January 14.
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00:00English author Neil Gaiman denies allegations of sexual misconduct made by several women
00:06in a statement posted on his website on January 14.
00:09Gaiman says he has never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone.
00:14He also describes the accusations as either fabricated or distorted versions of actual events.
00:19The allegations, detailed in a New York Magazine story titled There Is No Safe Word,
00:23involves eight women who claim to have been sexually assaulted by Gaiman.
00:27One of the women, Scarlett Pavlovich,
00:29accuses him of assaulting her during a visit to his home in New Zealand in 2022.
00:33Pavlovich claims Gaiman invited her to take a bath in his garden,
00:37which she accepted, only to see him join her in the tub and sexually assault her.
00:41Gaiman rejects the notion of abuse, stating his relationship with the women were consensual.
00:46Gaiman, however, admits he regrets being careless with people's hearts and feelings
00:50in his relationships.
00:51Meantime, the allegations have impacted his career.
00:54Disney has paused the planned film adaptation of his novel, The Graveyard Book.